@duncanmurrell.bsky.socialWhy is Claude Monet's "Luncheon on the Grass" cut up into two panels at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris?
The story really amuses me, but the painting feels poignant, as a sort of last farewell to his wife's innocence and youthful joy.
@dave.feediverse.orgA veiled young woman, 1872 #manet #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgA veiled young woman, 1872 #manet #edouardmanet
@art.feediverse.orgOn the Beach, 1873 #edouardmanet #manet
@dave.feediverse.orgThe Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil, 1874 #manet #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgThe Banks of the Seine at Argenteuil, 1874 #manet #edouardmanet
@dave.feediverse.orgPortrait of Monsieur and Madame Auguste Manet, 1860 #edouardmanet #realism.
@art.feediverse.orgPortrait of Monsieur and Madame Auguste Manet, 1860 #edouardmanet #realism
@dave.feediverse.orgEdouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, 1872-1874 #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgEdouard Manet, Berthe Morisot, 1872-1874 #edouardmanet
@dave.feediverse.orgRoses in a Champagne Glass, 1882 #manet #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgRoses in a Champagne Glass, 1882 #manet #edouardmanet
@dave.feediverse.orgYoung Woman in Oriental Garb, 1871 #manet #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgYoung Woman in Oriental Garb, 1871 #manet #edouardmanet
@blueswann.bsky.socialBal masqué à l'Opéra (1873)
Œuvre du peintre 🇫🇷 Édouard Manet
@dave.feediverse.orgWoman in a tub, 1878 #impressionism #edouardmanet.
@dave.feediverse.orgMadame Brunet, 1865 #realism #edouardmanet.
@art.feediverse.orgMadame Brunet, 1865 #realism #edouardmanet
@art.feediverse.orgEdouard Manet, Mlle Dodu, c. 1880 #edouardmanet
@art.feediverse.orgThe Fifer, 1866 #realism #edouardmanet
